Smith’s world-class faculty are known for their teaching excellence. And unlike at many business schools, these professors don’t just teach graduate students. Many of Smith’s most accomplished scholars are in the classroom with undergraduates.
“We’re very proud of the way we’ve flipped the model,” says Dean Prabhudev Konana. “It’s very unusual in public universities to have top research faculty working directly with undergraduates.”
In spring 2024, 27 research faculty taught undergraduate classes, often bringing decades of experience and scholarship to their lessons.
Here are a few of the remarkable researchers teaching undergrads:
- Debra Shapiro, the Dean’s Chair in Organizational Behavior, taught “Cross-Cultural Challenges in Business.” Shapiro’s numerous honors include the 2023 International Association for Conflict Management’s Lifetime Achievement Award for her research contributions.
- Amna Kirmani, Dean’s Chair and Ralph J. Tyser Professor of Marketing, taught “Global Marketing.” Her widely published consumer behavior and branding research has won the field’s top awards.
- Accounting students learned “Managerial Accounting” from Martin Loeb and “Accounting and Economic Aspects of Cybersecurity” from Lawrence Gordon, creators of the longstanding Gordon-Loeb Model that firms use to optimize information security investments.
- Tom Corsi, Michelle L. Smith Professor of Logistics, taught “Intermodal Transportation.” He has been a leading researcher and consultant on the subject for nearly 50 years.
- Louiqa Raschid, Dean’s Professor of Information Systems, taught “Database Systems.” Her many National Science Foundation-funded projects have tackled issues like COVID-19 supply chains and fighting future pandemics.
- Roland Rust, Distinguished University Professor and David Bruce Smith Chair in Marketing, taught “Marketing Policies and Strategies.” A service marketing pioneer, he is recognized as one of the world’s most impactful business researchers whose long list of accolades includes numerous lifetime achievement awards.
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The Robert H. Smith School of Business is an internationally recognized leader in management education and research. One of 12 colleges and schools at the University of Maryland, College Park, the Smith School offers undergraduate, full-time and flex MBA, executive MBA, online MBA, business master’s, PhD and executive education programs, as well as outreach services to the corporate community. The school offers its degree, custom and certification programs in learning locations in North America and Asia.